Montgomery Community Media

A 50-year-old Germantown Republican has entered the District 2 Montgomery County Council race with a “bring jobs home” campaign. “Thousands of jobs crawl down I-270. Those jobs aren’t local anymore,” said Tom Ferleman, who unveiled his campaign Friday. Ferleman, a strategy and innovation consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton, said he wanted to boost the county’s […]

A fourth individual has been charged in the death of Antonio Villagran-Morales, 18, who was killed June 17 at Malcolm King Park, 1200 West Side Drive, Gaithersburg, a Montgomery County police statement reads. Josue Fermin Caudra-Quintanilla, 18, of Hyattsville, was arrested Friday, Feb. 3, and has been charged with first-degree murder, police said.  He is […]

Two shops in the Ten Thousand Villages chain — one in Rockville and one in Bethesda — will be closing in a few weeks, the managers said Monday. The two stores are part of 12 that will be closing across the chain, the managers said. “I think we didn’t sell well the last couple of […]

The following items were reported in the Rockville City Police weekly crime report for Jan. 29. Arrests On Jan. 17, a 23-year-old man was arrested for attempted robbery and second-degree assault, after an earlier incident that occurred on Dec. 7 in the 600 block of South Stonestreet Avenue. On Jan. 24, between 2:24 a.m. and […]

The family of John Patrick Donohoe, missing since Dec. 13, is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the man’s whereabouts, Montgomery County police said. Donohoe, 36, of Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, was last seen at a family member’s Bethesda home at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. The family member […]

A 66-year-old man who uses a walker was killed Wednesday when he was hit by a garbage truck in Hillandale, Montgomery County police said. The man, Collins Ellison, 66, from the 1200 block of Cresthaven Drive in Hillandale, died at the scene from his injuries, police said. Ellison was trying to cross the parking lot […]

Four men, all wearing dark clothing and partially concealing their faces, robbed a CVS Pharmacy in Hillandale about 9:44 p.m. on Jan. 20, Montgomery County police said. The officers have released a surveillance video of the four robbers and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them. The group entered the CVS, at 10113 […]

Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday spent more than 10 percent of his 2017 State of the State address — more than any other topic — focusing on the Maryland economy. “Businesses are returning to – and expanding in – our state once again. Maryland truly is Open for Business,” Hogan said. In the speech, he […]

Someone is showing their appreciation for Montgomery County police by leaving blue hearts with inspirational messages on their cruisers. Officer Tara Bond said she picked up her cruiser Tuesday at the Silver Spring substation and noticed the hearts. The heart read: “Thank you for protecting us out here in these mean streets.” “The outpouring of […]

A 20-year-old Gaithersburg mother was charged Saturday with child abuse of her 4-year-old daughter, Montgomery County police said Monday. Iris Hernandez Rivas, 20, of the 400 block of Sunny Brook Terrace, Gaithersburg, is being held without bail, police said. The child was flown to Children’s National Medical Center in the District where she died Feb. […]